People with disability die of conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes at a much higher rate than the rest of the population.
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Four in five children with ADHD are prescribed medication. The most common side-effect is lack of appetite and weight loss. Here’s how parents can manage this.
Many Autistic people struggle through air travel or avoid it altogether. But travellers told us small measures and supports can make a big difference.
Executive function delays affect skills such as as paying attention, switching attention, controlling impulses and problem-solving. They’re common in a range of conditions but are treated as separate.
Most updates on trains are only delivered by audio announcements. Automatically translating them into Auslan makes Deaf people feel safer and more independent.
ADHD is the most diagnosed childhood neurological disorder, but there have been inconsistencies around who is diagnosed and prescribed medication. New prescribing guidelines aim to change this.
We’re still waiting for Australian cities to ensure public venues are fully accessible – and when that happens it won’t just be people with disabilities who’ll be better off.
More than 1.1 million Australians are estimated to be living with an eating disorder. Around a third of these people are also neurodivergent.
In our post-COVID age of climate change catastrophe, disabled people are ideally equipped to imagine how to overcome barriers to an inclusive world. Andy Jackson led a collaboration of disabled writers.
More than 85% of people with distressing menopause symptoms struggle to get appropriate care. These barriers can be compounded for LGBTQIA+ people and those living with disability.
Disability support and aged care are critical issues for the federal government right now. But what about the needs of disability carers with disability or chronic health conditions?
As a person with a severe physical disability, my life, like that of so many others in Australia, has been transformed by the NDIS.
As a rare sleep disorder, you might not have heard much about narcolepsy. If you have, your perception may have been formed by the portrayals in media like in The Boys or The Simpsons.
A new Grattan Institute report shows how the government can create innovative alternatives to group homes that cost the same or less money.
It’s been a long road, but the government has pushed through NDIS reforms – and lost a lot of political currency with the disability community in the process.
Amanda Tink is one of many autistic people with reservations about Mark Haddon’s bestseller, which perpetuates harmful myths. But new productions starring autistic actors are a positive development.
Some characteristics of the work and study setting – support, safety and flexibility – on ABC show The Assembly would be great to see in ‘real world’ workplaces and universities.
New Australian documentary, The Blind Sea, follows vision-impaired surfer Matt Formston preparing to surf the notoriously dangerous Nazaré beach break.
The lists of what should and shouldn’t be covered by the NDIS are currently open for public consultation. But lists can stymie independence.
According to the latest ABS survey, there are now 5.5 million Australians with disability. What’s driving the increase?
Top contributors
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Professor, Summer Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor, University of Sydney; RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UniSA Creative, Adelaide University
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Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Michael Crouch Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Sydney
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Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University
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Professor, Director, Griffith Inclusive Futures, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Senior Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Head of Autism Research and Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Senior Lecturer of Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Dignity Project, Griffith University
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Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne